Hinge.



W- H. APPLEBY.

HINGE.

Z i \Q Patented 0013. 8, 1918.

3 SHEETSSHEET 1 1. 2K2 r l M m,h\j\\ My WITNESSES:

IN VEN TOR.

W. HQAPPLEBY.

HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.9, 1917.

3 SHEETSSHEET 2.

WITNESSES:

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

] UNITED str 'r s PAT NT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. APPLEBY, or CHICAGO, rumors.

HINGE.

Application filed April 9, 1917. Serial No. 160,695.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. ArrLEBY,

a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andeXact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in reversible or interchangeable buffer hinges. It isan object of this. invention to. provide a locking hinge for doors wherein spring cushioned hinge members are adapted to removably engage a door to hang the same. It is a further ob]ect of time inventlonto construct a door hinge comprising hinge plates adapted to frictlonally engage one another, one of "sald hinge plates having v hinge 'members mounted therein forremov- I of hanging the same.

bered ably engaging the other of said hinge plates,

which is attached to a door for the purpose to which controlling means are connect-ed,

one of which is secured to thedoorproper to prevent unhingingofthe door.

Itis also animportant object'o'f this invention to provide an'improved form of. ve-. mole door lunge,.-s1mple and. of efi'ectlve construction, whereby ado'orzmay be re- ,movably hung by means of cushionedpiv otally mountedhinge-members.;; 7

Other and further important objects-of the invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the drawingand specification. The invent on (ln-arplfeferred form) as mo e f y s b d.

Specification of Letters Patent.

illustrated in the drawings-and hereinafter,

Patented Oct. s, 1918.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a hinge, embodying theprinciples of thisinvention, showing the same mounted upon a. stationary'fraine and connected to a door shown in open position.

' Fig. 2 is an inner side elevational view of the device with the door in closed position. 7 Y r Fig- 3 is a top plan view of the door and its frame, showing theoperation in dotted lines. 7

. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on line 4-4 of F1g. 2.

Fig. 5 is a similar section showing the door in open position, and the operation in dotted lines.

F ig, 6 is an enlarged section taken on line-6 6 of Fig. 2. V A Fig. 7 is'a section taken on line 7-41 of Fig. 4. F e t Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 5. r

Fig. 9 is an inner end view of'the door partly broken away, showing a front plan view of the door plate. I y

I Fig. 10 is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken through the frictional locking means of the hinge plates, when the hinge is in closed position.

Fig. 11 is a central section taken throughv a modified form of member. Fig. 12 is a side elevational view of the hooked hinge member shown in Fig. 11

Fig. 13 "is a central section taken through another modified form of hinge 'me'mber, I

showing the door in open operation in dotted lines.

Fig414 is a section similar to that shown position, :and the in Fig. 10, of a modified form of frictional :locking means for the hingeplates.

As shown on the drawings:

i The reference numeral 1, indicates the hanging jambzof a door frame or a" portion aofthe body of a vehicle provided with openings or notches in the front edge there- Y of, to permitjaplurality of U-shapedor ."r ectangular channelsor casings 2 and 3, -to Eseat therein 'to' afford an upper and a lower chamber or'recess, said casings 2 and g 3,-=inthe drawings,-being shown aslformed:

.' .by' bending back portions of. a stationary hinge: plate 4, near the upperand'flower ends} thereof,-;but suitable. casings of any fothergdesired constructlonijmay be provided.

The lplateeghasend portions, and a middle cushioning spring portion which lie in the same plane with one another, and seat in a suitable recess cut in the front edge of said jamb, with the outer or front face thereof flush with the outer edge or face of the jamb, to which said plate is rigidly secured by means of retainingscrews 5, or other suitable means. Struck outwardly from the plate 4, intermediate its ends, are two parallel lugs or ears 6, which, when the device is closed, frictionally engage rearwardly or inwardly struck lugs or ears 7, forming an aperture 8, in adoor plate 9. Said door plate is rigidly secured flush in a suitable recess in the hanging rail or rear edge of a door 10. The door plate 9, has cut, stamped or formed therein, near the upper and lower ends thereof. elongated invertedT-shaped longitudinal slots 11, the lower end or wider portion of each of which disposed below the lower portion of the respective casings 2 and 3, while the upper end or narrow portion of each of said slots 11, is even with the upper portions of said casings, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

A pin or pintle 12, is rigidly secured in, and near the outer side of each of the easings 2 and 3, and extends longitudinally of, and parallel the hinge plate at. Unitary bifurcated hinge members are swingingly mounted in each casing 2 and 3, comprising parallel arms 15, journaled at their ends on said pintle in each casing respectively, ad jacent the top and bottom of each casing and extend inwardly substantially at a right angle with the plane of the door and near the inner side of the casing are curved jreversely and outwardly. of the casing pro- Jedi/111g beyond the hinge plate at or near a. medium line of said plate. Said extended ends are connected by a transverse relatively broad head 13, to engage in the appropriate aperture 11, in the door plate and the arms are reduced in width. to form necks 11, at the rear of said heads to closely receive the door plate along the sides of said apertures 11. g

Rigidly secured in each casing in front of and parallel the pintle 12, is a pintle 17, upon which is axially mounted a spiral or shock absorber 18. The center coil of said spring is of the greatest diameter with the coils on both sides 1 thereof gradually decreasing-in size toward the ends of said spring, which abut the inner surfaces of the parallel walls of said casings, as shown in Figs. 7 andS.

Rigidly secured centrallyrby one of=its ends to'the inner side of the head 13, of the upper bifurcated hingemember isa'strong metal hook shaped strap19, conforming to "the shape of said hook armslfi, of said upper hinge .member' and ,fitting 'therebetween. The inner face of said strap is dis-. posed flush ,with'theinner edges lotsaid arms, and the mnerend of said strap is-provided with an eye 20, to engage the pintle 12, to hold the strap in position so that the inner curved surface thereof will engage the large middle coils of the upper cushioning spring 18, when the door 10, is being opened to absorb shocks and insure a smooth easy movement for said door. Of course no retaining straps as heretofore used are neces sary or desirable therefor. An L-shaped lower metal strap 21, is similarly disposed between the arms 15, of the lower hinge member mounted in the chamber afforded by the casing 3, and has the inner end 22, thereof engaging the pintle 12, therein, while the other or outer end 23, of the strap 21, is bent at an angle to the inner portion there of and projects outwardly from between said arms 15, and is provided with suitable apertures to receive retaining screws 24:, therethrough to removably secure the end of said strap to the inner face of the door 10, to prevent unhinging the door.

In the modified form of the upper hinge member shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the construction of the stationary hinge plate and the door hinge plate is substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 1, as is also the mountmg and construction of the pintles 12 and 17 and the cushioning spring 18. The strap side thereof securely seated within suitable notches in the inner curved edges of hinge arms 29, of a yoked or bifurcated hinge member, having a reduced neck 30, integrally formed on the outer end of each of said arms 29, to integrally connect with a yoke bar or head 31, to form a unitary hinge mem ber, the head 31, of which is adapted to be removably engaged, as before described, in one of the slots 11, of the door plate when the door is hung.

Fig. 13, shows a modified form of another hinge mechanism, the construction of which is similar to that shown in Fig. 6, except that the cushioningspring 18, and the pintle 17, are omitted and replaced by a stop pin 32, against which the resilient inner end 33, of a metal strap 34-, similar to the strap 21,- abuts.

In the modified form of frictional locking means for the hinge,'the door plate'is constructed substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 1. The stationary plate, 4:, however, is replaced by a plate 36, similar to that shown-in Fig. 1, except that the same is not stamped to afford projecting lugs but has a semi-cylindrical block 37, rigidly secured thereon intermediate the ends thereof,

by means of a retaining screw 38. The

to frictionally engage against the inturned lugs 7, when the door is in closed position, to frictionally lock the same and prevent rattling thereof. w

The operation is as follows: Withthe stationary attaching plate 4, and the upper and lower hinge members secured in position upon the frame 1, and with the attaching door plate9, secured to the butt end of the door 10, said door may be hung to swing into open position in one direction, as shown in Fig. 1, by permitting the heads 13, to engage through the enlarged portions of the slots 11. The door'isfthen lowered to permit the frictional lockingmembers'to be disposed in a position to register with one another, andto allow the reduced upper portions' of the slots to engage the necks 14:, with the heads 13, engaging behind the margins of the upper ends of said slots toretain the door hung in aswingin'g position, sup},

ported upon the upper arms 15. of each of the upper and, lower hinge members which contact the upper ends of said slots 11. The outer end 23, of the controlling strap 21, is now r'emovably secured tofthe door 10, by the screws'2l, to prevent the door from being lifted tounhinge the same, by disengaging the heads 13, from the slots 11. In

the normal closed position of the door, shown in Fig. 2,the lugs '6, projectthrough .the aperture 8, and frictionally engage'the lugs 7 thus tending to lock'the door and prevent rattling thereof.

The door 10, may now be opened againstthe resistance of the locking members 6 and 7, the inner ends 20 and 22, of the straps 19 and 21', rotating orturnin'glon the'respective pintles 12, While the inner cut-away portions ofthe arms 15, slidably engage the reduced ends of the cushioning springs 18, and the hooked shaped portions of the straps engage the enlarged 'middle coils'of the cushioning springs 18, during the opening movement of the door to afford a cushion adapted .toabsorb shocks. By still further opening the door, the seats 16, of the arms 15, finally engage the ends of the cushioning springs 18, in whichfposition the curved portions of the straps'19 and 21, have moved the large coils of the .cushioning springs 18, to their extreme position whereinythe to limit the opening pins 17, act as a stop movement of the door. V

The operation of the modified form of hinge shown in Figs. 11 and 12, is similar to that already described, that is when the door is opened the end 27, of the strap 25,

is moved into a position to bear against the cushioning spring 18, while the coiled end 26, of the strap,- turnson the pintle 12. By

still further opening the door the arms29, I which pivot upon thepintle 12, permit the reduced ends of thecushioning spring to seat in the inner ends of the slots of said hooked arms, and the strap 25,. presses against the largemiddle coils of the'spring 18, thereby affording a cushioning eflect permitting the door opening operation tobe smoothand easy.

The hinge"mechanism-disclosed inFig. 13,

operates the same as that shown in Fig. 6,

the cushioning efiect however in'this case being provided bythe resilient inneriend -33,

of the strap 34, whih stop pin32, as the door is'fopened. V The operation of the'hinge locking means shown in Fig. 14:, is very simple,'the block on the stationary plate 86,projectsinto the registering recess39, of the door plate, when thedooris closed, to permit the ends of said block to fiictionally engage'the inturned lugs 7 of the door plate, thereby locking the hinge in closed'position preventing rattlmg of the door; By referring to Fig; 1', it of course will'be and also mechanisms may b'ejinounted in the respective casmgs 2 and 3, in an invertedposition from that shown, thereby permitting the door 10, to be hung to swing into an open position in a directiolropposite from that shown in Fig.1. It will also be noted that any number orcombination ofthe various shown, may be used'in combination with the hinge plates 4 and 9, to form a locking door hinge adapted for use"not only on automobiles'and other vehicles, but on any structure requiring a door. i

The construction and mounting obviously afford a positive buffer hinge in which the outer swing of the door is yielding'ly resisted as the door approaches fully open: position thus easily and without possibility of injury stopping the door when the door is fuliy arresting means as'heretofore used.

I am also aware that various other details open and'without the use of straps orother.

presses against the of construction may be e, varied through a Q wide range without dep'a1tingfron1"the principles of this invention andjI therefore do not purposelimiting'the. patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the art.

I claim as my invention:

A door hinge compr s ng st-ationary and '.movable' interfitting members, straps pivotally mounted on said stationary members and secured to said movable members, and springs on said stationary members adapted to be transversely contacted by saidstraps to aiford a cushioning means for the door.

2. In a hinge of the class described, a pair of plates, a plurality of means pivotally en-- gaged to one of said plates and adapted to removably engage the other plate: to afford a means for hanging a door,'pintles rigidly I secured in said first mentioned plate, and

resilient means engaged thereon adapted to be contacted by certain of said pivoted means to aflord'ac'ushion for said door.

hang a door, and spiral means on said stationary plate adapted to be contacted by said hinge members to insure asmooth even operation of the hinge.

4:. In a hinge ofthe class described, a stationary plate, a slotted door plate adapted to engage the'same to hold the. hinge from rattling when in closed position, 'means pivotally mounted on said stationary plate adapted to removably engage in'the slots of said door plate to movably support a door secured to said door plate, straps forming a part. of said pivoted means, and springs engaged by said straps to absorb shocks and insure asmooth operation of the hinge.

5. In a hinge of the class described, a stationary plate secured to a door frame, a door plate secured to a door and adapted to interfit with said stationary plate tohold the door from rattling When the hinge is closed, hinge members pivotally supported on said stationary plate adapted to engage said door plate to hang said door, spiral springs on said stationary plate adapted to be contacted by said hinged members to afford a cushion for said doors, means pivoted on one of said hinge'members adapted tobe removably secured to said door to prevent unhinging ofthe same; I

6. In a hinge of-the class described comprising: a stationary plate having casings formed therein, a door plate having slots therein, hinge means pivotally mounted in said casings adapted to removably engage in said slots to support a door in hung position, and means pivoted on one of said hinge means adapted to be removably secured to said door to hold thesame locked against .unhinging.

Copies of this patent ma be; obtained for 7. In a hinge of the class described, a sta tionary plate adapted to be secured to a door frame, casings forming a part thereof, a slotted plate adapted to besecured to a door, resiliently cushioned hinge members movably mounted in said casings and adapted to be removably engaged in said slotted plate to swingingly hang said door supported on said hinge members, and resilient means pivotally secured to and forming a part of one of said members adapted tov be removablysecured to said door to lock the same to prevent unhing ing.

.8. In a hinge of the class described, a sta-' tionary plate having chambers therein, a door plate having slots therein, a headed hinge member pivotally mounted in each of said chambers adaptedjto be removably engaged in one of said slots to support a door in hung position, resilient cushioning means in each of said chambers, and means connected with eachof said hinge members adapted when the door is opened to engage said resilient cushioning means to absorb shocks and insure a smooth easy operating movement for the door.

9. In a door hinge of the class described, a pair of hinge plates adapted to interfit one another in closed position to hold the door from rattling, hooked shaped hinge members between said hinge plates, strap means secured to each of said hinge members, an extensionon one of said strap means adapted to be secured to the door to hold, the same from removal, and spiral springs on one of saidhinge plates adapted to be engaged by said strap means to afford a cushioning effect for the door when the same is being operated.

10. In a'door hinge of the class described, pivotally mounted hinge members, straps secured thereto, and spiral means mounted in the door frame adapted to be transversely contacted by said straps to afiord a cushion for said hinge members when the same are operated.

In testimony whereof I have'hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VILLIAM H. APPLEBY,

itnesses:

,GHARLES W. HILLs, J r., EARL M. HARDINE.

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